Grimsby - Town, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 7,595
2 persons: 3,675
Here:

48.4%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 1,535
Here:

20.2%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 1,700
Here:

22.4%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 685
Here:

9.0%
State:

9.1%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 6,055
Here:

90.2%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 660
Here:

9.8%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 690
Here:

78.9%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 190
Here:

21.7%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 8,045
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 1,740
Here:

21.6%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 2,630
Here:

32.7%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 1,020
Here:

12.7%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 1,845
Here:

22.9%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 815
Here:

10.1%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this town

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Number of children - Male lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 25,045
Male:

12,260
Female:

12,785
Living with relatives
Total: 345
Here:

1.4%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 130
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 215
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 355
Here:

1.4%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 180
This town:

1.5%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 170
This town:

1.3%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 1,995
Here:

8.0%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 775
This town:

6.3%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 1,225
This town:

9.6%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 22,350
Here:

89.2%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 11,170
Here:

91.1%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 11,175
Here:

87.4%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 4,070
Male:

1,880
Female:

2,190
Living with relatives
Total: 155
This town:

3.8%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 35
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 115
Here:

5.3%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 30
This town:

0.7%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 15
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 20
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 920
This town:

22.6%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 220
This town:

11.7%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 705
This town:

32.2%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 2,965
Here:

72.9%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 1,610
Here:

85.6%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 1,355
This town:

61.9%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,980
Here:

31.0%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 3,305
Here:

34.4%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 710
Here:

7.4%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 75
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 145
Here:

1.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 135
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 1,995
Here:

20.8%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 155
Here:

1.6%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 2,000
Here:

20.8%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 3,500
Here:

36.5%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 1,540
Here:

16.0%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 1,715
Here:

17.9%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 630
Here:

6.6%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 220
Here:

2.3%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this town


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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